Languages
How do you say "Hi, how are you?" in Hindi?
Namaste, kya haal hain?
This 1975 Queen hit features the operatic lines "Bismillah! No, we will not let you go."
Bohemian Rhapsody.
What goes through cities and fields, but never moves?
A road.
This ivory-white marble mausoleum in Agra was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
Taj Mahal.
This "King of Pop" released the best-selling album of all time, Thriller, in 1982.
Michael Jackson
How do you say "Hi, how are you?" in Spanish?
Hola, cómo estás?
Adopted in 1950, India’s national anthem, "Jana Gana Mana," was originally composed in this language by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
Bengali.
A man calls his dog from the opposite side of the river. The dog crosses the river without getting wet, and without using a bridge or boat. How?
The river was frozen.
With over 1.4 billion people, India officially overtook this neighbor in 2023 to become the world's most populous nation.
China.
This four-stringed member of the lute family is a central instrument in Hawaiian music.
A ukulele.
How do you say "Hi, how are you?" in Odia?
Haae, apana kemiti achhanti?
Jupiter is which planet from the sun?
The fifth planet.
If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?
A mirror.
This "Mahatma," whose name means "Great Soul," led the salt march in 1930 to protest British rule.
Mohandas Gandhi.
In 2024, this artist became the first person to win the Grammy for Album of the Year four times.
Taylor Swift.
How do you say "Hi, how are you?" in Malayalam?
Hai, sukhamaano?
The person who makes it has no need of it; the person who buys it has no use for it. The person who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A coffin.
I am always hungry and will die if not fed, but whatever I touch will soon turn red. What am I?
Fire.
Located in Mumbai, this film industry is the world's largest in terms of the number of feature films produced annually.
Bollywood.
This German composer continued to write masterpieces like his "Ninth Symphony" even after becoming completely deaf.
Ludwig van Beethoven.
How do you say "Hi, how are you?" in Japanese?
Kon'nichiwa, genkidesuka?
How do you say "Hi, how are you?" in Chinese?
Nǐ hǎo, zěnme yàng?
I turn once, what is out will not get in. I turn again, what is in will not get out. What am I?
A key.
This holy river, flowing through Varanasi, is personified as a goddess and considered the most sacred in Hinduism.
Ganges (or Ganga).
In music theory, this 5-letter term describes the distance or "gap" between two pitches.
An interval.